ls vtec:

ls crank
ls block
ls rods
jdm itr pistons
jdm itr complete head
jdm itr tranny
tri y headers
2.5 exhaust
240cc injectors

made 189whp and 134tq, want to make over 200whp.

what should i up grade?

bought a whale ***** intake and victor x manifold. cams?

 

you should not use that whale *****

you also do not want a victor x, you would want a performer x

cams would certainly help depending on what your on now

a 3 inch exhaust will also help

 

will get 3 inch exhaust

why not on the whale ***** intake?

and will get a perfomer x intake mani.

currently running jdm type r head so i havs type r cams.

wich cams are better for all motor?

 

The whale ***** intake does not make power compared to a good 3" CAI or a tuned intake pipe. ITR/CTR cams are good for all motor but if you want to make more power, you have to go larger. Skunk pro 1's are a good place to start looking.

 

yeah the whale ***** is just crap basically for power.

i thinkthat if you went to the same dyno, with a new intake manifold and exhaust and a new tune you could see 200 on those cams.

but pro1's would do wonders.

 

whale ***** is a fanboy intake. It looks cool. Thats about it. A cold air or tuned length intkae will make way more power than a whale ***** will. As, for the cams, just look on the first page of this section at the Pro1 vs Pro2 cam dyno. Rocket M22x or Buddy CLub 4's would also be a good choice for cams

 

Will sell whale *****
And for the cans should I do the valve springs? My head has dual valve spring sinse its a type r head

 

Will sell whale *****
And for the cans should I do the valve springs? My head has dual valve spring sinse its a type r head

 

Have you had the car tuned? I had a set up sort of like yours on my old civic and I thought the performer x was a POS manifold. Just my .02 though.

 

I'm curious, why did you think this about the Performer X manifold? I'm about to install on and would like to know about this.

UC Grad 1998, GO CATS.

 

A good tune will help alot. A good set of cams will also help. To me one of the best things you can do to any motor is good head work. Find a machine shop you trust and have them port and polish it. If you did that with a set of new cams, a good tune, you will make over 200whp easy.

 

Why would you say that? Your prob the first person Ive heard say something negative about the performer x? Was your car tuned for it?

 

yes im tuned. made 189whp

gonna get stage two cams and the performance x mani.

can i juss put stage two cams in my itr head since i have dual valve springs already??

 

No. Read what the cams require and go from there.

 

ITR springs are made for cams with the same lift as ITRs. You could get away with cams like Skunk2 Stg 1s or BloxA cams but anything over that and your asking for trouble. Good valve springs are cheap anyway, no need to upgrade your ITR retainers if you dont have a ridiculous amount of miles on them

 

iv heard (from my tuner) that itr cams max out around 190whp in a 1.8l

 

yea thats bs